Fare-box



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VILLIAM GUNN PRICE, OF NEV ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

FARE-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,778, dated September 22, 1885.

Application tiled May 13, 1885. (No model.)

.To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known th at I, XVILLIAM GUNN PRICE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, parish ofOrleans, State of Louisiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fare-Boxes, of which the following is a full and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

This invention relates to a fare-box having a pivotallysuspended push-block above the receiving-aperture thereof, a temporary receiver locatedbeneath same, an alarm connected therewith in such manner as t0 be sounded only at such times as fares are actually deposited therein, and a second temporary receiver for the separate exhibition of each deposit before the same is dropped to a lower platform and drawer, as in ordinary fareboxes.

My invention will be more readily understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, whereon Figure l represents a front View ofthe fare-box with certain portions in section or omitted, in order that the mechanism may be more fully shown. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the line x x of Fig. 1.

On the drawings, the letter A designates the casing, the inside of which is provided with side plates b b', and with a drawer, B, and a dumping platform, C, having an outwardly-projecting rod, d, to provide for its being tilted, and thus relieved of its contents as often as required. In the upper part of the box is pivotally suspended a push block, D, the under surface of which is provided with a toothed plate or comb, E, and an intermediate recess, e, for adapting the same to operate over that portion ofthe box which contains the receiving aperture. The teeth of the aforesaid toothed plate or comb are adapted to operate between those of a second toothed plate or comb, F, which is mounted on a shaft, G, pivoted or journaled in the side plates b b', and held in position to receive the fares as they are dropped through the aperture by reason of a counter-balance or rear projection, h, and a rod or stop, i, against which the latter'rests when in its normalfposition. The toothed plate or comb Fis provided at each end thereof with side plates ff', to prevent the fares from dropping oft' the same, and to the rear end or counter-balance thereof issecured the stemfof a striker, f whereby an alarm is sounded on a gong, H, as the push-block in returning to its normal position causes its comb attachment to impinge against the fares, and thus tilt the lower comb until ithas raked the said fares from off the same. rlhe gong H is riveted to the side pin, 7c, ofa plate, l, (shown in dotted lincs,) which is fitted in a recess formed between the plate b and the adjacent side of the casing, and which is provided with a lug, Z', tapped to receive the screw-threaded end of an outwardlyprojecting rod, m, whereby it is adjusted to the sound required.

To the stem f of the striker f is pivoted the upper end of arod, N, the lower end of which is connected with a pin, n, formed on the rear projection of a pivoted plate or temporary receiver, O, on which the fare is exhibited until the push-block is again thrust back and a second fare deposited in the box, when by reason of the aforesaid connections the said receiver() opens downwardly and drops its contents to the lower platform, returning to its normal position in time to catch the next fare as it is tossed vfrom the combreceiver, and conveyed thereto by the glass slide P, which is supported by the side plates b b', as shown, and which permits of the fare being seen from the rear ofthe box as well as from the front of same, both the front and rear of the box being provided with glass for said purpose. From the lower platform, C, the fares are dumped into the drawer beneath by means of the rod d, as in other fare boxes now in use.

To deaden the sound which might arise from the working of thepush-block, rubber or other suitable bumpers are secured in rear of the box and Vrecess e, as shown at R S. The front edges of the teeth of the upper comb are notched, as shownin the drawings, to prevent the fares sliding up the same, and thus insure a better working of the apparatus. This feature is an improvement on United States Letters Patent N o. 319,313, which were granted to me June 2, 1885.

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Having described myinvention,whatIclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In a fare-box, the combination of a pivotally-suspended push-block having a comb provided with notched teeth connected with the under side thereof, and -a recess between said parts, whereby it is adapted to operate over the receiving aperture of the boX, as described, with a counterbalanced pivoted toothed plate or comb, and a rod or stop for limiting the movement ofthe latter, and thereby adapt same to receive and hold the fares until tilted and relieved of said fares by the dropping of the push-block and comb attachment to their normal positions, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a fare-box, the combination, with a pivotally suspended push block having a toothed plate or comb connected with its under surface, as described, of a pivoted comb provided with side or end plates, the teeth of the combs adapted to operate between each other, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a fare-box, the combination of a pivoted counterbalanccd toothed plate or comb adapted to be tilted by the forward movement of a pivotally-suspended push-block, and a comb attachment having notched teeth adapted to operate between the teeth of the pivoted comb, as described, with `a rod or stop for limiting the movement of the latter, and a striker and gong for sounding an alarm as the fares are discharged from the comb-receiver, substantially as set forth.

4. In a fare-box, the combination, with a pivoted comb adapted to be held in position to receive the fares, as described, and a pivotally-suspended push-block provided with a comb attachment, the teeth of which are adapted to operate between those ofthe former comb and to discharge the fares therefrom, as set forth, with a pivoted platform or trap, a rod connecting same with the tilting comb, whereby it is operated, and a glass slide for conducting the fares to the said platform for inspection before being dumped and mixed with other fares, substantially as specified.

5. In a fare-box, the combination, with a temporary receiver having a striker connected therewith, of a gong secured to a sliding plate provided with a screw-threaded socket and an adjusting-screw, whereby its relative position to the striker may be altered to increase or diminish the volume of sound, substantially as described.

vIn testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM GUNN PRICE.

Vitnesses:

R. C. HILL, L. A. HILL. 

